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15.7 -- Opposites AttractDeath Masks - Jim Butcher, GR Author
I am a female taurus, he is a male scorpio.
30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?
Book A (Option 2): Stolen Fury - Elisabeth Naughton, GR Author
author initials in LONG UNDERWEAR
Book B (option 3 - romance): Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart - Sarah MacLean, GR Author
Points this post: 45
Total points: 915
GR Authors: 50
Big books: 500+ (3)
STACIE MITask 15.5 - We Got the Beat
My name has three syllables, so I read:
Jellaby by Kean Soo
Jell-a-by
**Kean Soo is a Goodreads author!!**
Points this task: 15
Total points: 990
Tasks completed: 55
Books read: 164
Pages read: 20883
Goodreads authors: 24
Big books: 500+ (2); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Results; Megan L15.4 Naming Names
1. Elizabeth's Wolf - 291 pages - 1/1/13
2. Fire Me Up - Aisling Grey Series - 615 minutes - 2/18/13
Points this Post: 15
Total Points: 125
Tasks Completed: 15
Books read: 16
Pages Read: 4,259
Audibook minutes listened: 2,765
GR Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard Name - Rebecca NJ 10.1 - Happy New Years!
Wake by Amanda Hocking **Goodreads Author**
Wake is the first book in the Watersong series which is a series that is new to me.
50.1 - Triple Threat
Book A - Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich **Goodreads Author**
Title has exactly three instances of the leter "s" Wicked Business
Book B - Second Chance by Heather Brewer
Author's name has exactly three instances of the letter "r" in her name as it appears on Goodreads. Heather Brewer
Book C - Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts
The book must have been first published in a year evenly divisible by three. Book first published in 2007. 2007/3 = 669.
This post: 60 points
Total points to date: 510 points
Tasks completed: 28
GR Authors: 18
Big books: 500+ (0); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Task 30.3 - Cookie Exchange5. Checkerboard Cookies: read a book with "black" or "white" in the title or subtitle. Plurals and possessives are fine, no other variations, please.
The Black Opera (2012) by Mary Gentle (Paperback, 516 pages)
**** Big Books****The Black Opera 516 pages
6. Lime Meltaways: read a book whose author's initials can be found, in any order, within the words LIME MELTAWAYS. Middle names and initials can be ignored.
Judging a Book by Its Lover: A Field Guide to the Hearts and Minds of Readers Everywhere (2012) by Lauren Leto (Paperback, 269 pages)
425 + 30 = 455
Tasks Completed: 22
Points for this post: 30
Points thus far: 425 + 30 = 455
Books read: 32
Pages read: 10,201
Read but not claimed: 7
Goodreads Authors: 7
Big Books:
(1) 500+
(1) 750+
(0) 1,000+
STACIE MITask 30.4 - Jackpot Spin
I rolled a 1 and I read:
Rose by Jeff Smith
and
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
**At 563 pages, Bitterblue qualifies for a Big Book Ticket!!**
Points this task: 30
Total points: 1020
Tasks completed: 56
Books read: 166
Pages read: 21590
Goodreads authors: 24
Big books: 500+ (3); 750+ (0); 1000+ (0)
Dee wrote: "almost there Stacie!!"Gotta tell ya, last week, I though there was no way I'd be able to make it, but now that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, I am determined!!
8 more books to go!
you can do it! its almost time to break out the pom-poms right Sheila?
10.5. Paint It RedSnow White and Russian Red by Dorota Masłowska
15.5. We Got the Beat
The Sense of Paper by Taylor Holden - used my real first name, Margaret and that, with my last name, is 6 syllables
15.9 Fly South for the Winter
The Lost Lady of the Amazon: The Story of Isabela Godin and Her Epic Journey by Anthony Smith - Peru
15.10 A Bird in the Hand…
Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada, 500+ pages
20.3 Best Review - Chris MD's Task: Deck the Halls
Option 5. The Old Year Passes - Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss by Peter Criss - pub. 2012
20.8 - It's My Birthday! - Lahni's Task: Double Trouble
Option 3. Names - The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison
30.3 - Butterflycager's Task - Cookie Exchange
5. Checkerboard Cookies: The White Devil by Justin Evans - Goodreads Author>
6. Lime Meltaways: Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard by Liz Murray
30.4 - Cindy AL's Task: Jackpot Spin
Roll: 5
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl
Tales of the New World: Stories by Sabina Murray
30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!
Option 2 - Constance: The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs. Oscar Wilde by Franny Moyle - 336 pages
Option 4 - Vlad
by Carlos Fuentes30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock
#1: Multiplication Rock: Three is a Magic Number - Attila by William Napier - Attila Trilogy
#3: Grammar Rock: Conjunction Junction - Archie and Amelie: Love and Madness in the Gilded Age by Donna M. Lucey
50.1 Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book 1 - Heading Out To Wonderful by Robert Goolrick - O
Book 2 - Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse - E
Book 3 - Return from the Dead: Classic Mummy Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural): Classic Mummy Stories by David Stuart Davies - 2007
Points this post: 265
Total points: 415
Goodreads authors: 3
Big books: 500+: 1
15.10 A Bird in the Hand....100 Selected Poems by E.E. Cummings
The book has been in my possession since before 11-15-12
50.1 Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A NorThward To The Moon by Polly Horvath
There are exactly 3 t's in the title
Book B Chomp by CArl HiAAsen
There are exactly 3 A's in the Author's name
Book C Fahrenheit 451 by Ray
Bradbury
First published in 1953 which is evenly divisible by 3
Points this post: 65
Total points: 280
Tasks completed: 13
Books read: 17
Goodreads Authors: 6
Big Book Tickets: 1
30.9 - Peebee’s Task - Schoolhouse Rock1. third in a series:
Butchers Hill: A Tess Monaghan Novel by Laura Lippman
Laura Lippman is a Goodreads author.
3. title with a conjunction:
Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir by Clint Hill
Points this post: 30
Total points: 955
GR authors: 33
10.5 Paint it RedScarlet by Marissa Meyer
**Marissa Meyer is a Goodreads Author**
Points this post: 10
Total Points: 470
Tasks Completed: 21
Books Read: 31
Goodreads Authors: 23
Big Books: 500=0, 750=0, 1000=0
15.3 -- Out with the Old, In with the NewOption 2: Can't Teach an Old Demon New Tricks by Cara Lockwood (Goodreads author)
Has both "new" and "old" in title.
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Carly's Task: Screen Sisters
Option 2, Castle: The Dead Sea Cipher by Elizabeth Peters
Listed as Mystery/cozy mystery on main page
25.4 - Lois's Task - Local Flavor
Option A: Kill the Dead by Richard Kadrey
Author is from San Francisco, I live in Northern California also.
Option B: The Dragon Master by Allyson James (Goodreads author)
Book is set in San Francisco
25.6 - Nick KY’s Task: Fire and Ice
Option 2: Forbidden Embers by Tessa Adams
Fire on the Cover
Option 4: Hired by Lily Harlem (Goodreads author)
Main Character plays Ice Hockey
25.8 - ♥Robin♥'s Task: Spreading the Love
Option 3: The Temptation by Cheyenne McCray (Goodreads author)
Listed as "Romance" on main book page
Option 5: A Wedding to Die For by Leann Sweeney (Goodreads author)
Flowers on cover
Total Points This Post: 110
Total Tasks This Post: 5
Goodreads Authors This Post: 5
Grand Total Points: 400/1170
Total Books Read: 28
Tasks Completed: 16
Total Goodreads Authors: 18
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
25.12 - Mstan's Task - I ♥ the Goodreads on SRCBook 1: The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter (Goodreads author)
Best of Summer 2012 thread, msg #8
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...
Book 2: Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor (Goodreads author)
Best of Fall 2012 thread, msg #28
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
30.2 Sheila/Kathy G's Task - It's Winter...Or is It?
Option 2: Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews (Goodreads author)
Authors initials are DA which are in "Underwear"
Option 3: Heartless by Gail Carriger (Goodreads author)
Listed as Romance on main book page
50.1 - Jessica PDX's Task: Triple Threat
Book A: Sleeping With Anemone by Kate Collins (Goodreads author)
Title has 3 N's
Book B: Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole (Goodreads author)
Author name has 3 E's
Book C: Dirty Rotten Tendrils by Kate Collins (Goodreads author)
Book was published in 2010, divisible by 3
Total Points This Post: 105
Total Tasks This Post: 3
Goodreads Authors This Post: 7
Grand Total Points: 505/1170
Total Books Read: 35
Tasks Completed: 19
Total Goodreads Authors: 25
Big Book Tickets This Post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
20.7 All in the Family Lód i Woda, Woda i Lód by Majgull Axelsson / option Boy 2 , original in Swedish and translated to Polish (read in Polish)
Task points 20
Total points 680
Total books 47
Total tasks 30
Right you are Dee. There are a lot of folks at the 1000 point mark. Come on folks - you can do it!!!
Laurie ME10.2: Let's Get Something Started: I've been diagnosed with Diabetes and want to learn more about what I need to do to take core of myself.
Mayo Clinic The Essential Diabetes Book 2nd Edition by Mayo Clinic
20.2: Rookie at the Top: Janet F's Task: It's a Snow Joke, "Winter's Cool"
Option 2: The Last Romanov by Dora Levy Mossanen. Dora Levy Mossanen is a GRA.
25.4: Lois's Task: Local Flavor
author: lives in Maine
A House to Die For by Vicki Doudera. Vicki Doudera is a GRA.
local: takes place in Maine, on the coast.
Fatal Fixer-Upper by Jennie Bentley
25.7: Stesse's Task: Read My Nightstand!
B. The Present by Johanna Lindsey
C. Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown. Sandra Brown is a GRA.
Points this Post: 80.
Total Points: 980.
3 GRA this post.
Results; Megan L5.3 Plain Brown Wrapper
Go Fetch!/Shelly Laurenston
Points this Post: 5
Total Points: 130
Tasks Completed: 16
Books read: 17
Pages Read: 4,514
Audibook minutes listened: 2,765
GR Authors: 12
Big Books: 500+(0), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
KAREN OZ5.1 Find a Good Book
Grave Goods (Mistress of the Art of Death #3) by Ariana Franklin
25.7 - Stesse's Task - Read My Nightstand!
Option B: Chick-lit (happy ending) – Eat Me by Linda Jaivin
Option C: Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
25.14 - Kate S's Task - New Year, New Authors!
Author: Sally Morgan
Similar & New authors:
1- Anh Do: The Happiest Refugee
2- Tim Winton: The Riders
Total this post: 25 points
Grand Total: 980 points
Tasks completed: 53
Books read: 78
Goodreads authors: 31
Big books: 500+ (5); 750+ (2); 1000+ (0)
NIKKI10.9. The Fall Finishers' Five-Star Favorites.
I picked Kate S and this is one of her favorite books. It appears in her favorite book list and she was right, it was a fantastic book, thanks Kate :).
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/38...
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
15.3 -- Out with the Old, In with the New
Option 2 - Book with words old & new in title (this book was one of the examples given).
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue a GR Author
Previous points 965
Points this post 25
New total 990
Total GR Authors 15 + 1 = 16
Total 500+ books 5
Total 750+ books 1
Alice GTask 10.8 Short and Sweet
Book: Petals in the Ashes
Pages: 184.
Task 15.6 The Year of the Snake
Book: Airs Above the Ground
First published in 1965
Task 20.9 Screen Sisters
Option 4 Firefly
Book: The Twelve
This book has science fiction listed it's home page.
Total Points: 410
10.8- Short & SweetWeird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
Has 119 pages
***Jen Campbell is a GoodReads author***
15.4- Naming Names
Option 2
The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen
2 names in the title Callie & Kayden
*** Jessica Sorensen is a GoodReads author***
15.6- The Year of The Snake
Split Second by Alex Kava
Published 2001
20.4- Renaissance Authors
Private Games by James Patterson
I admire James Patterson for the support he gives literacy programs particularly his realkiddo.com website with supports children with reading which working in a library is something I feel strongly about.
***James Patterson is a GoodReads author***
20.6- Punctuation Is Fun!
Did You Miss Me?by Karen Rose
I chose a question mark
Claiming a BB ticket***
20.7-All IN The Family
Girl Option as I am eldest of 3 girls and have 2 girls of my own
1.Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn- shelved as paranormal romance
***Carrie Vaughn is a GoodReads author***
20.8- Double Trouble
Option 1
Two Evils by P.J. Tracy
2 different words in the title
20.9-Screen Sisters
Option 5
At the Stroke of Madness by Alex Kava
Strong Female Character= Maggie O'Dell, tough female FBI agent
25.3- Chain Names
1A.Prey by Linda Howard
Every letter in title different
1B.Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn
4 different words in title each with different amount of letters. 5,4,2,10
***Carrie Vaughn is a GoodReads author***
25.5- CLUE
2.Mrs White - Blood Orchid by Stuart Woods- title printed in white ink
5.Mr Green- The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen- shelved as Mystery
***Tess Gerritsen is a GoodReads Author***
25.10- Thank you Neil Gaiman
2.Dream Chaser by Sherrilyn Kenyon- shelved as mythology
6.Winterkill by C.J. Box
I'm anticipating Breaking Pointwhich is due out March 12th,2013.
30.1- Itoushi Anime no Tame ni
I rolled a 1 & 6
1. Yotsuba&!, Vol. 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma- shelved as sequential art>manga- Approved on help thread
6.Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn- shelved as fantasy
***Carrie Vaughn is a GoodReads Author***
50.1- Triple Threat
A. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick- 3 I's in the title
***Matthew Quick is a Goodreads author***
B.The Soul Catcher by Alex Kava- 3 A's in authors name
C.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling- Published in 1998 which is divisible by 3 = 666
Points this post:280
Total points claimed:590
Tasks completed:26
Books read:38
GRAs:16
BBs:4
20.9 - Moderators' Pet - Carly's Task: Screen Sisters Option 4: "Firefly" - red cover
by J.R. WardPoints this post: 20
Total points: 415
Tasks completed: 17
Books read: 26
Goodreads Author: 17
Big Book Tickets: 500 (2); 750 (0); 1000(0)
Readerboard Name: Jill ReneeTask - 20.5 - Bigger is Better - Meghanly's Task: Beatle Mania!
2013 marks the 50th anniversary for the debut Beatles Album "Please Please Me", released in the UK in 1963. Read a book with a word from one of the album's song titles in the book title or subtitle
I chose "Twist and Shout"
A Twist in the Tale by Jeffrey Archer
Points this Task: 20
Total Points: 240
Books Read this Task: 1
Total Books Read: 18
GR Authors: 8
Big Books: 500+(1), 750+(0), 1000+(0)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 20.7-All in the Family!...pick one of the family options (based on your family) and read 1 book:
My option was "Equal Boy and Girl" (read a book with genre "Science Fiction>Time Travel" on the first page) and I read
This Is All I Ask by Lynn Kurland 432 pages (2.16)Points earned for this task: 20
Points Achieved to date: 535
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 12
Total # of Big Books: 1
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
Readerboard Name= Lindy-LaneTask 15.10-A Bird in the Hand!...read a book that was in your possession as of 11/15/2012:
I read
One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake *[this is a GRA] 370 pages (2.18)Points earned for this task: 15
Points Achieved to date: 550
Total # of Goodreads Authors: 13
Total # of Big Books: 1
500+ = (1)
700+ (0)
1000+ (0)
BRIAN20.1 - Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Points this post: 20
Total points: 300
Books read: 23
30.5 – Dlmrose/Cindy F’s Task – Author Train!Common name: Benjamin
Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
+30 Points
30.8 A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
Book 1: in tribute to my son, Ian, who works for a comics publisher and has taught me how to read comics (graphic novels)properly and my Christmas present from him:
Building Stories by Chris Ware
Book 2: rated 5 stars by my friend Cassandra and 4 stars by 3 more of my friends:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
+30 Points
Points this Post: 60
Grand Total: 390
Task 30.3 - Cookie ExchangeOption 1 - Gingerbread Cutouts
Hometown Legend by Jerry B. Jenkins
Option 2 - Italian Spumoni Slices
Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
Points this task: 30
Total Points to date: 270
Sandy MN20.1 - Most Improved Player - Putterpal's Task: There's a 1st Time for Everything
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Goodreads Author
Total points:435
Total GR Authors: 18
50.1 – Jessica PDX’s Task: Triple ThreatBook A: 3 Es: chroniclE of a dEath forEtold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
Book B: 3 Es: jEnny valEntinE
Me, the Missing, and the Dead by Jenny Valentine
Book C: published 2007 divided by 3= 669
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan
+50 Points
Grand Total: 440
10.4 North PoleI read The Leopard by Jo Nesbø which is set in Norway. At 639 pages this is also a BIG BOOK!
10.6 New Year's Resolution
I read What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander -- author's initials NE found in the beginning of the phrase
20.9 Screen Sisters
I chose option 3 and read Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard which is set in a boarding school.
NEW TOTAL: 220
Andy P.Task # 30.8 Delicious Dee's/Christine US's Task- A Reading Tribute to Those We Love
Book I chose my mother who instilled in me a love of reading for both entertainment and enlightenment. Since I usually focus on the entertainment aspect for this task I chose the enlightenment part and read Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Book 2 My Good Reads friend Dedra (http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...) gives me many books to read and her suggestions are always great. From her read shelf I chose Think of a Number by John Verdon which I have had on my shelf for a long time. Now I woder why I waited so long to read it.
STESSE25.9 - JennRenee's Task - A Christmas Scavenger Hunt
B. pinecone on cover (in garland): A Christmas Garland: A Novel by Anne Perry (208 p)
C. Miracle: A Miracle Under the Christmas Tree by Jennifer Basye Sander (192 p)
Points this Post: 25
Tasks Completed this Post: 1
Books Read this Post: 2
Pages Read this Post: 400
GoodReads Authors this Post: 0
Big Books this Post: 500+ (0), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Total Points: 685
Total Tasks Completed: 40
Total Books Read: 54
Total Pages Read: 17093
Total GoodReads Authors: 19
Total Big Books: 500+ (4), 750+ (0), 1000+ (0)
Nick KY20.4 Janice CA’s Renaissance Authors I read
Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son by Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen, whom I admire for using their celebrity to promote their outspoken personal ethical stands, including Estevez’s work as a film director in the movie about RFK’s assassination – Bobby, and Sheen’s help with the founding of the Marianist Order at the University of Dayton. 432 pages20.9 Carly’s Screen Sisters
I chose Option 1 – “Bones” – and read a book of anthropology, a subject I love reading and don’t get to very often – I am glad it showed up as a task!
Available Light: Anthropological Reflections on Philosophical Topics by Clifford Geertz 288 pagesPoints This Post: 40
Total Points: 960
Pages read: 22,606
Big Books: 500+ (6)
Chaitra10.5 PAINT IT RED
Read a book with "Red" found intact in the title/author name.
I read A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley.
Points: 10
Alan Bradley is a Goodreads Author.
25.2 STACIE MI'S TASK - CHAIN OF NAMES
Read two books, where the second book's author's first name is the same as the main character of the first book.
For the first book, I read Joseph Anton which is Salman Rushdie's memoir (where he is the main character).
For the second book, I read The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie. Salman is the common name. The use of an author's memoir and one of his books was approved by Stacie in the Help Thread.
Points: 25
Joseph Anton is a big book. My copy had 636 pages.
The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a big book. My copy had 592 pages.
25.14 KATE S' TASK - NEW YEAR, NEW AUTHORS!
Pick a favorite author and read two books each from a GR similar author to them.
Based on Neil Gaiman who is one of my favorite authors, I read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke and Embassytown by China Miéville. Both are new authors for me.
Points: 25
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a big book. My copy had 782 pages.
China Miéville is a Goodreads author.
30.3 BUTTERFLYCAGER'S TASK - COOKIE EXCHANGE
I chose,
4. Jam Thumbprints: Read a book with Mystery on the main page.
I read Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear.
and
6. Lime Meltaways: Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the words Lime Meltaways.
I read Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood. M & A are found in liMe meltAways.
Points: 30
Margaret Atwood is a Goodreads Author.
50.1 JESSICA PDX'S TASK - TRIPLE THREAT
Book A: Read a book with exactly three instances of a letter in the title/subtitle.
I read The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories by Emma Donoghue. I'm claiming the three instances of letters B in the title - the woman who gave Birth to raBBits: stories.
Book B: Read a book with exactly three instances of a letter in the author's name.
I read The Outlaw Album: Stories by Daniel Woodrell. There are three instances of the letter L - danieL woodreLL.
Book C: Read a book originally published in a year divisible by 3.
I read Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. First published in 1989, a year divisible by 3.
Points: 50.
Emma Donoghue is a Goodreads Author.
Points This Post: 140
Total Points for the Season: 850
Big Books: 500 (3), 750 (2), 1000 ( )
Goodreads Authors: 20
Tasks Completed: 47/64
Books Claimed: 66/91
Pages Read: 22,627
Task 10.1 - Happy New Years!Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell #1)
***1 Big Book ticket claimed (532 pages)
Task 15.3 - Out With the Old, In With the New
Option 1:
The Clue in the Old Stagecoach
AND
The Hotel New Hampshire
***John Irving is a Goodreads author
Points this post: 25
Tasks completed this post: 2
Big Book Tickets, GR authors this post: 1, 1
Total challenge points: 185
Total tasks completed: 11
Total number Big Books: 500(1) 750(0) 1000(0)
Total Goodreads authors: 3
Rudy30.3 Butterflycager's Task- Cookie Exchange
Option 4-
The Round House by Louise Erdrich mystery
Option 6-
Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath by Mimi Alford author's initials M.A.
Points this post- 30
Total points- 390
Task- 22
Books-30
OMA1229Task 30.9-Schoolhouse Rock
#1 Multiplication Rock: Three is a Magic Number
Select a book which is the 3rd book in a series:
The Moche Warrior by Lyn Hamilton
The Moche Warrior is the 3rd in the Archaeological Mystery Series.
#3 Grammar Rock: Conjunction Junction
Select a book with a conjunction in the title:
Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst
Points this post-30
Total Points to Date- 605
Readerboard name: Evana15.9 Fly South for the Winter
Read a book set in the southern hemisphere. Indonesia sits on the equator and counts as southern hemisphere for this task.
This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer
20.7 All in the Family
Boy - Option 2 - Read a book translated from its original language.
Murakami's work is translated from Japanese.
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
50.1 Triple Threat
Book A: Three instances of a single letter in title
3 H's When the Heart Cries
When the Heart Cries by Cindy Woodsmall who is a Goodreads Author
Book B: Three instances of a single letter in author's name
3 I's Kevin Guilfoile
The Thousand by Kevin Guilfoile
Book C: Year of first publication is divisible by 3.
Publication: January 12th, 2010
Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton
Points this post: 85
Points to date: 730
GR authors this post: 1
GR authors to date: 12
Big book tickets: 3
Readerboard ID: JENBENT20.2 - Rookie at the Top - Janet F's Task: Rookie It’s Snow Joke, “Winter’s Cool”!
Option 4 (nature listed as a subgenre)
The Devil's Teeth : A True Story of Survival and Obsession by Susan Casey
Points this post: 20
Total points: 660
Total Goodreads authors: 17
Total Big books: 500+ (1)
Readerboard Name: Tallulah A.Task #25.10 - Chaitra's Task - Thank You Neil Gaiman!
OPTION 3: Read a book with smoke on the cover.
All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
(smoke on the cover is from an explosion)
OPTION 6: Read a book from an author with an upcoming 2013 book you're anticipating.
I read
by Charlaine Harris I'm anticipating the release of Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris (Expected publication: May 7th 2013)
Points This Post: 25 points
Total Points: 245 points
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Goodreads Authors: 5
Big books (500+): 0
Books Read: 21
Tasks Completed: 16
Coralie15.10 A Bird in the Hand
A Little Bush Maid which I’ve had around the house for about twenty years.
20.9 Screen Sisters
Option 4 “Firefly” – science fiction genre
Rama II
Total points 600
I thought I had already posted this, but I must have forgotten to press 'post' when I was interrupted by my husband.
CathyG30.7 - Sassafras's Task - It's My Anniversary!
5. Read a book with the genre “Romance” listed on the book's main page.
Making Chase by Lauren Dane
6. Read a book whose original publishing date is either in December (of any year) or in the year 2000.
The Lady Most Willing...: A Novel in Three Parts by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway
Published Dec 2013
Goodreads Author
Points this post: 30
Total points: 825
Tasks completed: 41
Books read: 55
Goodreads Authors: 31
Big Books: 500= 0,750=0, 1000=0
25.5 CLUERead
Option 2:
(title in white writing)and
Option 5:
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich (classified as a mystery)
30.9 Schoolhouse Rock
Read
Option 1: Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts (The third book in a trilogy)
and
Option 4: Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich (written by author named Janet)
Point this post: 55
Total Points: 175
20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”I chose a title with an apostrophe:
Angelina's Bachelors: A Novel with Food by Brian O'Reilly
Points this post: 20
Total points: 975
20.5 Beatle ManiaThe word "secret" is in the song "Do You Want to Know a Secret" so I read the book:
A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay.
Tatiana de Rosnay is a Goodreads author.
30.3 Cookie Exchange
Option 1: The word "Runaway" is a compound word.
The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier.
Tracy Chevalier is a Goodreads author.
Option 4: "Mystery" is listed as a genre on the GR main page.
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear.
Points this post: 50
Total points: 530
Tasks: 23
Books: 29
Goodreads authors: 8
Big Books: 2 X 500
10.4 - WHERE DO THOSE LETTERS GO - In the Shadow of the Glacier by Vicki Delany which is set in British Columbia, Canada.Vicki Delany is a Goodreads author.
25.8 - SPREADING THE LOVE
OPTION 3 - ROMANCE GENRE - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats.
OPTION 6 - JUST BECAUSE - Buffalo Gals by Amy J. Strychasz.
Amy J. Strychasz is a Goodreads author.
TOTAL POINTS - 715
GOODREADS AUTHORS - 20
BIG BOOKS - 2
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